Improvement in spring-seats for wagons



J. K. GAD WALADER. Spring-Seat for Wagons.

No. 217.199. Patented July 8,1879.

NPEfERS, PHDTO-LITNOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON, D, C

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JESSE K. GADWALADER, OF BEBNADOTTE, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPRING-SEATS FOR WAGONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 217,199, dated July 8,

December To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE K. GADWALA- DER, of Bernadotte, in the countyof Fulton and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in VVagon-Seats; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the in-, vention, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

Figure l is a side view of my improved vehicle-seat. Fig. 2 is an endview thereof. Fig. 3 is a' longitudinal section, and Fig. 4 is across-section, of the same.

The same part in the several figures is denoted by the same letter. i

This invention appertains to certain improvements in seats for vehicles,by which the seat is possessed of a certain amount of resiliency orspring without the endwise-swinging motion attending spring-seats of thecommon form; and it consists in the employment, in addition toend-supporting springs for the seat, of arched or semi-elliptic springs,fastened at their convex sides about centrally of the under side of theseat, while their ends are connected to the two leaves or sections of abisected board, which sections or leaves are hinged or pivoted together,substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, A refers to a seat foravehicle supported ormounted at its ends upon the spiral or other springs, a a, fastened toor upon the board B, which rests upon cleats fastened to the inner sidesof the vehicle-body. Instead of thus supporting the board 13, it

lower side at each end, which cleats I), while the ends of the boardrest upon the top edge of the vehicle-body, press against the inner sideof the body.

The board B is bisected transversely about midway its length, with itssections or leaves 11 hinged or pivoted together at 12 b', so as topermit of their yielding vertically with ref- 1879; application fired13, 1878.

erence to the seat, but not to sink below a horizontal plane. 0 O arearched or semielliptic springs, made preferably of flat hoopmetal, whoseconvex sides are fastened to the under side of the seat A, aboutcentrallyof its length, while their ends, bent or provided with shortarms 0 0, fit into staples or eyes 0 c, fastened to the leaves orsectionsof the board B, upon each side of their pivotal or hingepoint.

By this construction and arrangement of parts it will be observed thatwhile the seat is possessed of a certain amount of spring or resiliencyto render the seat comfortable and easy, it will be free from endwisemovement, which is'obii-ctionable, as such is disagreeable to theoccupant, and risks the breaking or distorting of the end springs.Further, that the leaves orsections of the board B, as the weight of theoccupant of the seat presses them down at their meeting or hinged endsand outwardly at their free ends, will thus assist in securing the saidboard in position upon the vehicle body. The centrally-arran gedsprings, besides preventing endwise movement of the seat, will alsobrace and strengthen the seat.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States The seat A, mounted upon the endsprings a a, in combination with the bisected board B, with its leavesor sections hinged or pivoted together, and the semi-elliptic or archedspringor springs (l, with its arched or convex surface fastened to theseat, and its ends fitting in staples or eyes fastened to the leaves orsections of the board B upon each side of their hinge or pivotal point,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE K. OADWALADER.

. Witnesses:

EARL. D. TUTHILL, JESSE B. CRAIG.

